A step above traditional

activity monitoring
Actical wireless noninvasive physical activity and
energy expenditure activity monitoring system
Actical is a small, omni-directional accelerometer that accurately measures a
subject’s physical activity energy expenditure level and step count. It enables
real-time ambulatory monitoring and is as efficient in quantifying energy
expenditure as doubly-labeled water (DLW)1 and V02 consumption2, but at
a fraction of the cost.

1 C.A. Blanton, M.J. Kretsch, D.J. Baer, R.C. Staples. Measuring Physical Activity Energy Expenditure in Normal-Weight,
Premenopausal Women, FASEB Journal 17:A290.7, 2005.
2 D. Heil, Predicting Activity Energy Expenditure Using the Actical Activity Monitor, Research Quarterly for Exercise
and Sport,American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 77: 1, 64-80, 2006.
N. Butte et al., Prediction of Activity Energy Expenditure Using Accelerometers in Children, USDA/ARS Children’s
Nutrition Research Center Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston,TX.
K. Pfeiffer et al., Validity of the Actigraph and Actical Accelerometers in 3-5 year-old Children,
North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine, 2004.
Practical, versatile and easy-to-use
Actical is the only waterproof activity monitor that measures
quantitative activity at various epochs. It calculates and records Active
Energy Expenditure (AEE), Metabolic Equivalents per Time (METs) and
step counts to enable you to review activity levels and patterns that
were monitored. It also allows you to easily identify the time points
when each activity occurred throughout the day.

Lightweight, small and durable, Actical is practical for all ages and
activities, and can be used indoors or outdoors.

Data you can count on

The Actical software provides detailed analysis reports on AEE
occurring over time. These reports supply information regarding
your subject’s activity levels to help you determine how well the
subject is complying with prescribed therapies, treatments or research
protocols. You can view data in either:

• ASCII compatible data files

• Visual displays of daily activity
• Kilocalorie energy expenditure outputs per day

The Actical data collection and analysis feature enables you to:

• Incorporate user-defined epoch length and data resolution

• Tag specific events with the event marker
• Record daily distribution of activity, energy expenditure and steps
• Document changes in activity and energy expenditure patterns
• Create automated analysis on an hourly or daily basis for the I = Activity
entire data set I = Hourly energy expenditure
• Use the custom interval section for specialized analysis I = Energy expenditure

Actical components:

• ActiReader – PC serial port interface facilitates telemetric data

transfer from the Actical
• Wrist, waist and ankle bands – neoprene material with elastic insert;
available in two sizes to enable easy and secure mounting

For more information, please visit: actical.respironics.com

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